Saturday, March 31, 2012

woman

emeshin : woman

The Tarijan word for woman is emeshin. Emeshin is a rare last name.

How I came up with this word:
Emeshin is a mixture of the transliterated word for woman in Russian which is zhenshchina (женщина), and the transliterated word for woman in Mongolian which is emegtei (эмэгтэй).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for woman is naneme.
The Lhaesine word for woman is caen.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

man

ukhin : man

The Tarijan word for man is ukhin. Ukhin is a rare last name.

International locations:
Similarly named Ukhino is the name of a place in Russia.

How I came up with this word:
Ukhin is a mixture of the transliterated word for man in Russian which is muzhchina (мужчина), and the transliterated word for man in Mongolian which is khün (хүн).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for man is gines.
The Lhaesine word for man is cin.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

new

shivyi : new

The Tarijan word for new is shivyi.

In other languages:
In Russian similar Фальшивый (fal'shivyi) means false or fake.

How I came up with this word:
Shivyi is a mixture of the transliterated word for new in Russian which is novyi (новый), and the transliterated word for new in Mongolian which is shin (шинэ).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for new is ubri.
The Lhaesine word for new is zola.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

ice

lös : ice

The Tarijan word for ice is lös.

In other languages:
In Swedish lös means loose.

How I came up with this word:
Lös is a mixture of the transliterated word for ice in Russian which is lyod (лёд), and the transliterated word for ice in Mongolian which is mös (мөс).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for ice is zojä.
The Lhaesine word for ice is ufa.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

old

khutyi : old

The Tarijan word for old is khutyi.

Khutyi may be an area in the Caucasus region. Similarly named Roces Khuti inline skates.

How I came up with this word:
Khutyi is a mixture of the transliterated word for old in Russian which is staryi (старый), and the transliterated word for old (things) in Mongolian which is khuuchin (хуучин).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for old is harna.
The Lhaesine word for old is haran.

Yes, I know my Miresua and Lhaesine words are very similar. I might change the Lhaesine word someday.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

town

gort : town

The Tarijan word for town is gort.

Gort is a last name. Gort is the name of the humanoid robot in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still.

In other languages:
In Dutch gort means pearl barley, groats. In Irish gort means field.

International locations:
Gort is the name of a places in Ireland and Kazakhstan.

How I came up with this word:
Gort is a mixture of the transliterated word for town in Russian which is gorod (город), and the transliterated word for town in Mongolian which is khot (хот).

Thursday, September 29, 2011

snow

tseg : snow

The Tarijan word for snow is tseg. Tseg is a symbol in Tibetan writing used to seperate syllables. Since many Tibetan words are monosyllabic, this mark often functions almost as a space.

How I came up with this word:
Tseg is a mixture of the transliterated word for snow in Russian which is sneg (снег), and the transliterated word for snow in Mongolian which is tsas (цас).